The Texans left tackle added a handful more miscues to the pile against Denver
Tunsil is NFL's most penalized player after loss to Broncos
Dec 8, 2019, 2:55 pm
The Texans left tackle added a handful more miscues to the pile against Denver
The Texans had a terrible day but it was especially rough for left tackle Laremy Tunsil.
Stunt worked on Tunsil and Scharping on third-and-long. Blocked neither of them. pic.twitter.com/N8FJWKs1gz
— Rivers McCown (@riversmccown) December 8, 2019
He started out slow picking up some of the pressure against quarterback Deshaun Watson. That hasn't been constant through the season for the blind side protector. The penalties have been though.
NFLPenalties.com had Tunsil at 13 total penalties with 12 accepted against him on the season. He had nine false starts before the start of the game against the Broncos.
Laremy is at it again. 11. pic.twitter.com/bmLvxwX9kd
— Rivers McCown (@riversmccown) December 8, 2019
He would add three more false starts to the equation against Denver bringing his accepted penalties to 15 making him the most penalized player in football. His false starts alone would rank him tied for third.
The Texans would punt, settle for a field goal, and end the half on the drives where Tunsil was penalized.
Texans head coach Bill O'Brien said it had to be fixed.
"Laremy (Tunsil) has played very well, but he's had a lot of penalties. He'd be the first to tell you that," he said. "We've gotta continue to try to fix it. We've got to continue to try to help him. Nobody feels worse about that than him."
Last season for the Dolphins, Tunsil was penalized just 10 times. In 2018, the Texans also had the most penalized offensive lineman as Julién Davenport led all offensive linemen with 16 penalties. Tunsil's current number of penalties is 16.
This would seem to be not only a Tunsil problem but also a Texans offense problem. They regularly have a player in or near the top ten in offensive line penalties under Bill O'Brien. It would make sense for early season struggles, but this late in the season there shouldn't be issues like this creeping up for a veteran player.
Tunsil explained after the game he felt he was singled out by officials.
Laremy Tunsil on false starts: "Just got a target on my back ... I've been called too many times ... They said I was leaving early. Target on my back, like I said, keep it simple like that. Next question." pic.twitter.com/SsPPzfmutX
— Rivers McCown (@riversmccown) December 8, 2019
The Houston Astros square off with the Detroit Tigers in game one of the Wild Card series this Tuesday afternoon, and now we finally have a clear picture of what the Astros roster will look like.
Most importantly, Yordan Alvarez made the roster and will hit third against Tigers fireballer Tarik Skubal.
Astros lineup for Game 1. pic.twitter.com/fmyNoRQNFC
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMorales) October 1, 2024
MLB.com's Brian McTaggart is reporting that manager Joe Espada moved Alvarez to third in the batting order, after originally penciling him in second.
Astros have flipped their lineup, Tucker hitting second and Alvarez third.
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) October 1, 2024
The other big news revealed today was the status of Justin Verlander. He is not on the Wild Card Series roster.
Our ALWC Roster. #Relentless pic.twitter.com/nyfoBsJZFp
— Houston Astros (@astros) October 1, 2024
However, Chas McCormick did make the squad after dealing with a hand/finger injury recently. You can see the full roster above. The Astros are carrying 15 position players and 11 pitchers.
Framber Valdez and Skubal face off at 1:32PM Tuesday afternoon in Houston.